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Simbi Wabote’s Blueprint: How African Oil Nations Can Build Effective Local Content Frameworks
Business Matters
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June 16, 2025
Simbi Wabote, who served as Executive Secretary of Nigeria’s Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) from 2016 to December 2023, has become a go-to advisor for African nations crafting their own approaches to local participation. “A lot...
Shadow Fleet Exposed by Sanctions and Sensors
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 1, 2025
Russia’s shadow tanker fleet has at least tripled since the 2022 invasion. US-EU sanctions are steadily blacklisting hundreds of ships, pushing up the cost of evasion and shrinking safe harbours. Operators are masking ownership through shell...
Africa moves to validate first-ever continental strategy to protect donkeys
TUKO
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June 26, 2025
The wellness of donkeys across Africa has been under a big threat as the meat and skin business booms with a target on the animals Stakeholders are convening in Côte d'Ivoire to deliberate on the measures to safeguard the well-being of donkeys and...
Anyaoku hails Ramphal as immeasurable champion of the Commonwealth
National Accord Newspaper
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July 2, 2025
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Africa’s first Commonwealth Secretary-General (1990-2000), has praised his late predecessor Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal of Guyana for championing “the universal recognition of the Commonwealth as an organisation with a...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
Anyaoku Hails Ramphal as Global Commonwealth Icon
News Central TV
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July 3, 2025
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Africa’s first Commonwealth Secretary-General (1990–2000), has paid tribute to his late predecessor, Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal of Guyana, for elevating the Commonwealth’s global stature. Speaking at a memorial service on...
PICTORIAL: Remi Tinubu Hosts African First Ladies In Abuja
Leadership
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June 27, 2025
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, has hosted visiting African First Ladies on the sideline of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the AFREXIM Bank in Abuja. She applauded the potential of arts to strengthen the bond of unity on the continent....
On The Sideline Of AFREXIMBANK Annual Meeting, First Lady Hosts Spouses Of African Heads Of State
Arise News
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June 27, 2025
Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has hosted visiting African First Ladies on the sideline of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the AFREXIM Bank. She applauded the potential of arts to strengthen the bond of unity on the continent. The First...
Baillie Gifford’s Dumping of Jumia Shares Signals Bad News for Africa Investment Ecosystem
TechEconomy
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June 11, 2025
Advertisements The latest filing from May 5, 2025 by British long-term institutional investor, Baillie Gifford, in which it announced the final sales of its remaining shares at e-commerce giant, Jumia, at a huge loss, portends bad news for Africa....
Top 5 African countries with the most active drilling rigs in May 2025
Business Insider Africa
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June 27, 2025
Generally speaking, a large rig count denotes robust economic activity in the oil sector. It denotes the entire functioning of exploration and production (E&P) activities, which draw in capital, create jobs, and boost revenue. In many African...
Remi Tinubu Hosts African First Ladies
Leadership
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June 28, 2025
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, has hosted visiting African first ladies on the sidelines of the 32nd annual meeting of the AFREXIM Bank. She applauded the potential of arts to strengthen the bond of unity on the continent. According...
New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University
GNN Liberia
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July 2, 2025
On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
Liberia: JNB Among Five African Presidents Invited to Trump Summit, Motives Unclear
Front Page Africa
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July 2, 2025
The meeting, reportedly being coordinated through the U.S. State Department in collaboration with the respective embassies in Washington, will mark a significant diplomatic engagement with Africa by Trump’s camp. Monrovia – FrontPage Africa has...
Trump to host five African leaders next week, reports say
The Gazette - Colorado
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(Reuters) -The first African leaders' summit of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term will be held next week in Washington, with heads of state from western and central African nations, media reports said on Wednesday. The news was first...
Stakeholders Laud Osagie Okunbor’s Contribution In Oil And Gas Industry
Oriental News Nigeria
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June 27, 2025
Yemisi Izuora Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor who retires at the end of this month, has been commended for his role and record in the development of the oil and gas industry, especially the growth of Nigerian content and...
Expanding fiscal space for priority investments
The Brookings Institution
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II. Measuring fiscal space Fiscal space is sometimes measured simply as discretionary fiscal spending—the amount of revenue and borrowing capacity that is left over when non-discretionary spending has been subtracted out. Non-discretionary...
Okunbor: Stakeholders laud his contributions in farewell events
Eagle Online
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June 27, 2025
Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor, who retires at the end of this month, has been commended for his role and record in the development of the oil and gas industry, especially the growth of Nigerian content and impactful...
Osagie Okunbor: Stakeholders laud contributions of industry icon in farewell events
Prompt News Online
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June 27, 2025
Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okunbor who retires at the end of this month, has been commended for his role and record in the development of the oil and gas industry, especially the growth of Nigerian content and impactful...
EditorialConfusion over damage to Iran's nuclear sites bodes ill for talks
The National News
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On June 22, the US sent seven stealth bombers, backed by fighter jets and submarines firing cruise missiles, to target three Iranian nuclear facilities. The operation came off the back of a wave of Israeli strikes on Tehran and other Iranian...
Does elite NBA executive even want to stay in the league?
Marco Eagle - Florida
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One of the best front-office executives in the NBA just it the open market. Masai Ujiri and the Toronto Raptors have parted ways. Ujiri had the title of vice chairman and team president and was the Raptors’ alternate governor. Not only did he have...